Activity - Fonts by Mrs. Kanter

The Personality of Fonts

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:17:34 UTC

Every font has a unique personality and purpose. While working on any project, it's important to know which font matches best for the intended tone of communication. The lettering a word can make your message vibrant, quiet, serious, or fun. The typestyle you choose will affect how people view your design. This is what makes lettering so powerful: we can put personality and voice into an otherwise meaningless mark on paper.

How a font feels

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:17:34 UTC

Assignment - Step 1

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:17:34 UTC

3 - IN TOTAL Music Genre POSTS -

Pick 2 music genre's from the list below.
Do a search on "Musical genres"
Pick 1 music genre of your own not on the list.

Music Genres

Rock

Rap

Jazz

Disco

Classical

R&B

Electronic

Country

Chillstep

HOWEVER (If you can't think of a third, you can choose a third genre from this list)

Assignment - Step 2

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:17:34 UTC

Open this font website, preview fonts & select 3 different fonts that suits the 3 music genres you chose.

Example post - Rock music

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:17:34 UTC

1. The font I have chosen is jagged, thick and hand drawn.
2. This works for a Rock band because it visually does what the music's sound does. Rock music is strong, agressive and has an energetic beat.

Assignment - Step 3

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:26:58 UTC

Put the Music Genre on the Subject line on your post in the Turn In tab.
Match the personality of a font from the 1001 fonts website with the musical genre you have chosen.
Take a Snip & Sketch screenshot of the font you picked.
Post the screenshot of the font you chose for the Music Genre
Describe the font - 1 full sentence
Explain (evaluate) why that font works for the music genre. 2+ sentences for full credit

Example post - Classical

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 18:46:06 UTC

1. This is the font I chose for the Classical genre. It has very traditional looking straight letters, but still has a lot of curling sections.

2. The curls of the font remind me of classical music and how it is very ornamental. The vertical lines remind me that Classical usually has a steady beat, but still can be very expressive sometimes. The bottom curl in the S also reminds me of a treble clef.

Examples of different personalities in fonts

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 19:05:57 UTC

Each one of these words spells LOVE, but the FEELING you get from each one is very different.

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 19:16:01 UTC

The Assignment Challenge

christinekanter — 2023-01-17 19:18:04 UTC

Choose 3 musical genres and match them to fonts that have a similar feel.